Practice question · Select all that apply
Why does Ripa's Iconologia count as evidence about intended meaning rather than modern reconstruction? Select every true statement.
Hints
- Three describe the book and its use; one confuses it with later scholarship.
- It was published in 1593 and used in the period.
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- A. It is an alphabetical dictionary of personified abstractions
- B. Painters and patrons used it, so it evidences intended meaning
- D. It specifies how each concept should be depicted and why
Why
The fourth is the error worth avoiding. Ripa is a period source that painters and patrons consulted, which makes it direct evidence about intended meaning, a very different thing from a modern reconstruction, and much harder to argue with.
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